50 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2007 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Melbourne AUS
Held 31 March – 1 April 2007
Status Medal
Competitors 98
Countries 74
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
πŸ₯‡ Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.47
(2 h13)		 25.26
(3 h1)		 24.98
(1 F)
πŸ₯ˆ Thomas Rupprath GER 25.25
(1 h12)		 25.29
(4 h2)		 25.20
(2 F)
πŸ₯‰ Liam Tancock GBR 25.68
(=5 h14)		 25.08
(1 h2)		 25.23
(3 F)
4 Steffen Driesen GER 25.52
(3 h13)		 25.21
(2 h2)		 25.29
(4 F)
5 Matthew Clay GBR 25.66
(4 h13)		 25.48
(5 h1)		 25.32
(5 F)
6 Aristidis Grigoriadis GRE 25.74
(7 h12)		 25.66
(7 h1)		 25.52
(6 F)
7 Junya Koga JPN 25.88
(8 h14)		 25.55
(6 h2)		 25.56
(7 F)
8 Matt Welsh AUS 25.93
(9 h14)		 25.76
(8 h1)		 25.61
(8 F)
9 Flori Lang SUI 26.23
(15 h12)		 25.81
(9 h2)		 β€”
10 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.98
(11 h13)		 25.93
(10 h2)		 β€”
11 Δ½uboΕ‘ KriΕΎko SVK 26.03
(12 h13)		 25.96
(11 h1)		 β€”
12 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 26.14
(13 h14)		 26.03
(12 h2)		 β€”
13 David Ortega ESP 26.26
(17 h12)		 26.26
(13 h2)		 β€”
14 Zhang Chang CHN 26.34
(=18 h11)		 26.33
(14 h1)		 β€”
15 Guy Barnea ISR 26.24
(16 h13)		 26.45
(15 h1)		 β€”
16 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 26.20
(14 h12)		 25.92
(DQ h1)		 β€”
17 Ryan Lochte USA 25.68
(=5 h12)		 β€” β€”
18 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.96
(10 h14)		 β€” β€”
19 Vytautas JanuΕ‘aitis LTU 26.34
(=18 h10)		 β€” β€”
20 Eduardo Otero ARG 26.37
(20 h11)		 β€” β€”
21 Hayden Stoeckel AUS 26.38
(21 h14)		 β€” β€”
=22 Ivan Tolić CRO 26.42
(=22 h13)		 β€” β€”
=22 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 26.42
(=22 h14)		 β€” β€”
24 Garth Tune RSA 26.49
(24 h11)		 β€” β€”
25 Simon Dufour FRA 26.58
(25 h13)		 β€” β€”
26 Itai Chammah ISR 26.67
(26 h10)		 β€” β€”
27 Ioannis Kokkodis GRE 26.69
(27 h11)		 β€” β€”
=28 Matt Rose CAN 26.71
(=28 h14)		 β€” β€”
=28 Derya BΓΌyΓΌkuncu TUR 26.71
(=28 h12)		 β€” β€”
30 Paval Sankovich BLR 26.81
(30 h10)		 β€” β€”
=31 Leonardo Guedes BRA 26.89
(=31 h11)		 β€” β€”
=31 Kim Simmenes NOR 26.89
(=31 h10)		 β€” β€”
33 Ante Cvitković CRO 26.94
(33 h12)		 β€” β€”
34 Danil Bugakov UZB 26.97
(34 h11)		 β€” β€”
35 Stanislav Osinsky KAZ 26.98
(35 h10)		 β€” β€”
36 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 27.07
(36 h11)		 β€” β€”
37 Mathias Gydesen DEN 27.37
(37 h11)		 β€” β€”
38 Lee Seung-Hyeon KOR 27.44
(38 h9)		 β€” β€”
39 Lin Yu-An TPE 27.69
(39 h9)		 β€” β€”
40 Giorgios Mylonas CYP 27.71
(40 h9)		 β€” β€”
41 Romāns Miloslavskis LAT 27.74
(41 h1)		 β€” β€”
42 Geoffrey Cheah HKG 27.81
(42 h9)		 β€” β€”
43 David Dunford KEN 27.93
(43 h10)		 β€” β€”
44 Rony Bakale CGO 27.96
(44 h9)		 β€” β€”
45 Andy Wibowo INA 27.97
(45 h7)		 β€” β€”
46 Felix Sutanto INA 27.98
(46 h7)		 β€” β€”
47 Miguel Robles MEX 28.00
(47 h7)		 β€” β€”
48 Suriya Suksuphak THA 28.05
(48 h8)		 β€” β€”
49 Jared Heine MHL 28.24
(49 h8)		 β€” β€”
50 Taki M'Rabet TUN 28.41
(50 h9)		 β€” β€”
51 Sandeep Nagar Anthal IND 28.50
(51 h8)		 β€” β€”
52 Arjun Muralidharan IND 28.62
(52 h9)		 β€” β€”
53 Roy-Allan Burch BER 28.67
(53 h2)		 β€” β€”
=54 Shahin Baradaran IRI 28.75
(=54 h8)		 β€” β€”
=54 Lim Zhi Cong SGP 28.75
(=54 h7)		 β€” β€”
=54 Amine Kouame MAR 28.75
(=54 h9)		 β€” β€”
57 Jorge Arce CRC 28.81
(57 h6)		 β€” β€”
58 Yury Zakharov KGZ 28.85
(58 h8)		 β€” β€”
59 Mario Montoya CRC 28.89
(59 h7)		 β€” β€”
60 Joshua Lim SGP 28.95
(60 h6)		 β€” β€”
61 GaΓ«l Adam MRI 29.13
(61 h7)		 β€” β€”
62 Yassir Abdalla BOL 29.16
(62 h7)		 β€” β€”
=63 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 29.19
(=63 h8)		 β€” β€”
=63 Obaid Al-Jasmi UAE 29.19
(=63 h8)		 β€” β€”
65 Adonis Ganiev UZB 29.22
(65 h6)		 β€” β€”
66 Eric Chang MAS 29.28
(66 h2)		 β€” β€”
67 Khaly Ciss SEN 29.36
(67 h5)		 β€” β€”
68 Heshan Unamboowe SRI 29.40
(68 h6)		 β€” β€”
69 Souhaib Kalala SYR 29.49
(69 h5)		 β€” β€”
70 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 29.50
(70 h5)		 β€” β€”
71 Jonathan Calderon LCA 29.70
(71 h6)		 β€” β€”
72 Lei Hong Nam MAC 29.72
(72 h5)		 β€” β€”
73 Erik Rajohnson MAD 29.92
(73 h6)		 β€” β€”
74 Tural Abbasov AZE 30.47
(74 h6)		 β€” β€”
75 Cheong Kin Wa MAC 30.70
(75 h5)		 β€” β€”
76 Jamie Zammitt GIB 30.72
(76 h5)		 β€” β€”
77 Fadi Aweisat PLE 30.84
(77 h4)		 β€” β€”
78 Kerson Hadley FSM 30.89
(78 h4)		 β€” β€”
79 Tony Augustine FSM 30.91
(79 h3)		 β€” β€”
80 Zane Jordan ZAM 31.21
(80 h4)		 β€” β€”
81 Hernan Bonsembiante GUM 31.42
(81 h4)		 β€” β€”
82 Richard Randrianandraina MAD 31.60
(82 h5)		 β€” β€”
83 Jamaal Sobers GUY 32.08
(83 h4)		 β€” β€”
84 Justin Decoster MHL 32.94
(84 h3)		 β€” β€”
85 Sami Nassar PLE 33.46
(85 h4)		 β€” β€”
86 Isao Misech PLW 33.54
(86 h3)		 β€” β€”
87 Monder Al-Jabali LBA 33.82
(87 h3)		 β€” β€”
88 Rahim Karmali UGA 34.28
(88 h3)		 β€” β€”
89 Ali Zayeri BRN 34.82
(89 h3)		 β€” β€”
90 Ibrahim Shameel MDV 36.34
(90 h2)		 β€” β€”
91 Buyankhishig Bulguitei MGL 36.65
(91 h2)		 β€” β€”
92 Herve Nkurunziza BDI 36.86
(92 h1)		 β€” β€”
93 Kevin Cheung MRI 36.96
(93 h4)		 β€” β€”
94 Ching Wei ASA 38.65
(94 h2)		 β€” β€”
95 Mohammed Al-Qerbi YEM 38.75
(95 h2)		 β€” β€”
96 Boipelo Makhothi LES 40.72
(96 h1)		 β€” β€”
97 Thabiso Baholo LES 43.67
(97 h2)		 β€” β€”
AC Jules Bessan BEN 39.85
(DQ h2)		 β€” β€”
DNS Carlos ShimizuDNS GUM β€”
(DNS h3)		 β€” β€”
DNS Ashraf AhmedDNS SUD β€”
(DNS h3)		 β€” β€”
DNS Marbi HaniDNS ALB β€”
(DNS h4)		 β€” β€”
DNS JoΓ£o AguiarDNS ANG β€”
(DNS h5)		 β€” β€”
DNS Samson OpuakpoDNS NGR β€”
(DNS h6)		 β€” β€”
DNS Mohammed RanaDNS BAN β€”
(DNS h7)		 β€” β€”
DNS Essossimana AwizobaDNS TOG β€”
(DNS h8)		 β€” β€”
DNS Jason DunfordDNS KEN β€”
(DNS h10)		 β€” β€”
DNS Markus RoganDNS AUT β€”
(DNS h10)		 β€” β€”

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
41 Romāns Miloslavskis LAT 27.74
92 Herve Nkurunziza BDI 36.86
96 Boipelo Makhothi LES 40.72

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=18 Vytautas JanuΕ‘aitis LTU 26.34
26 Itai Chammah ISR 26.67
30 Paval Sankovich BLR 26.81
=31 Kim Simmenes NOR 26.89
35 Stanislav Osinsky KAZ 26.98
43 David Dunford KEN 27.93
DNS Jason DunfordDNS KEN β€”
DNS Markus RoganDNS AUT β€”

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=18 Zhang Chang CHN 26.34
20 Eduardo Otero ARG 26.37
24 Garth Tune RSA 26.49
27 Ioannis Kokkodis GRE 26.69
=31 Leonardo Guedes BRA 26.89
34 Danil Bugakov UZB 26.97
36 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 27.07
37 Mathias Gydesen DEN 27.37

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 25.25
=5 Ryan Lochte USA 25.68
7 Aristidis Grigoriadis GRE 25.74
14 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 26.20
15 Flori Lang SUI 26.23
17 David Ortega ESP 26.26
=28 Derya BΓΌyΓΌkuncu TUR 26.71
33 Ante Cvitković CRO 26.94

Heat 13

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.47
3 Steffen Driesen GER 25.52
4 Matthew Clay GBR 25.66
11 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.98
12 Δ½uboΕ‘ KriΕΎko SVK 26.03
16 Guy Barnea ISR 26.24
=22 Ivan Tolić CRO 26.42
25 Simon Dufour FRA 26.58

Heat 14

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=5 Liam Tancock GBR 25.68
8 Junya Koga JPN 25.88
9 Matt Welsh AUS 25.93
10 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.96
13 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 26.14
21 Hayden Stoeckel AUS 26.38
=22 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 26.42
=28 Matt Rose CAN 26.71

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
53 Roy-Allan Burch BER 28.67
66 Eric Chang MAS 29.28
90 Ibrahim Shameel MDV 36.34
91 Buyankhishig Bulguitei MGL 36.65
94 Ching Wei ASA 38.65
95 Mohammed Al-Qerbi YEM 38.75
97 Thabiso Baholo LES 43.67
DQ Jules Bessan BEN 39.85

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
79 Tony Augustine FSM 30.91
84 Justin Decoster MHL 32.94
86 Isao Misech PLW 33.54
87 Monder Al-Jabali LBA 33.82
88 Rahim Karmali UGA 34.28
89 Ali Zayeri BRN 34.82
DNS Carlos ShimizuDNS GUM β€”
DNS Ashraf AhmedDNS SUD β€”

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
77 Fadi Aweisat PLE 30.84
78 Kerson Hadley FSM 30.89
80 Zane Jordan ZAM 31.21
81 Hernan Bonsembiante GUM 31.42
83 Jamaal Sobers GUY 32.08
85 Sami Nassar PLE 33.46
93 Kevin Cheung MRI 36.96
DNS Marbi HaniDNS ALB β€”

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
67 Khaly Ciss SEN 29.36
69 Souhaib Kalala SYR 29.49
70 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 29.50
72 Lei Hong Nam MAC 29.72
75 Cheong Kin Wa MAC 30.70
76 Jamie Zammitt GIB 30.72
82 Richard Randrianandraina MAD 31.60
DNS JoΓ£o AguiarDNS ANG β€”

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
57 Jorge Arce CRC 28.81
60 Joshua Lim SGP 28.95
65 Adonis Ganiev UZB 29.22
68 Heshan Unamboowe SRI 29.40
71 Jonathan Calderon LCA 29.70
73 Erik Rajohnson MAD 29.92
74 Tural Abbasov AZE 30.47
DNS Samson OpuakpoDNS NGR β€”

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
45 Andy Wibowo INA 27.97
46 Felix Sutanto INA 27.98
47 Miguel Robles MEX 28.00
=54 Lim Zhi Cong SGP 28.75
59 Mario Montoya CRC 28.89
61 GaΓ«l Adam MRI 29.13
62 Yassir Abdalla BOL 29.16
DNS Mohammed RanaDNS BAN β€”

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
48 Suriya Suksuphak THA 28.05
49 Jared Heine MHL 28.24
51 Sandeep Nagar Anthal IND 28.50
=54 Shahin Baradaran IRI 28.75
58 Yury Zakharov KGZ 28.85
=63 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 29.19
=63 Obaid Al-Jasmi UAE 29.19
DNS Essossimana AwizobaDNS TOG β€”

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
38 Lee Seung-Hyeon KOR 27.44
39 Lin Yu-An TPE 27.69
40 Giorgios Mylonas CYP 27.71
42 Geoffrey Cheah HKG 27.81
44 Rony Bakale CGO 27.96
50 Taki M'Rabet TUN 28.41
52 Arjun Muralidharan IND 28.62
=54 Amine Kouame MAR 28.75

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.26
5 Matthew Clay GBR 25.48
7 Aristidis Grigoriadis GRE 25.66
8 Matt Welsh AUS 25.76
11 Δ½uboΕ‘ KriΕΎko SVK 25.96
14 Zhang Chang CHN 26.33
15 Guy Barnea ISR 26.45
DQ Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 25.92

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Liam Tancock GBR 25.08
2 Steffen Driesen GER 25.21
4 Thomas Rupprath GER 25.29
6 Junya Koga JPN 25.55
9 Flori Lang SUI 25.81
10 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.93
12 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 26.03
13 David Ortega ESP 26.26

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 24.98
2 Thomas Rupprath GER 25.20
3 Liam Tancock GBR 25.23
4 Steffen Driesen GER 25.29
5 Matthew Clay GBR 25.32
6 Aristidis Grigoriadis GRE 25.52
7 Junya Koga JPN 25.56
8 Matt Welsh AUS 25.61